Study shows life near the golf course isn't easy for alligators
Is it an eagle? A birdie? No, it's a gator.
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2023
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AI models struggle to identify nonsense, says study
The AI models that power chatbots and other applications still have difficulty distinguishing between nonsense and natural language, according to a study released on Thursday.
Education
Sep 14, 2023
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Natural compound found in plants inhibits deadly fungi
A new study finds that a natural compound found in many plants inhibits the growth of drug-resistant Candida fungi—including its most virulent species, Candida auris, an emerging global health threat. The journal ACS Infectious ...
Biochemistry
Sep 13, 2023
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Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch astrophysicist have been named the winners of this year's Balzan Prize. Their work in the humanities and natural ...
Other
Sep 11, 2023
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Let sleeping dogs lie? New study suggests they can process vocalizations even while they snooze
Most dogs respond in specific ways to certain vocalizations, such as another dog barking or humans using certain tones of voice. Of course, this all happens while the dogs are awake.
Early ancestral bottleneck could've spelled the end for modern humans
How a new method of inferring ancient population size revealed a severe bottleneck in the human population which almost wiped out the chance for humanity as we know it today.
Evolution
Aug 31, 2023
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SARS-CoV-2: How the history of human populations influences their immune response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical spectrum observed among people infected with SARS-CoV-2 ranged from asymptomatic carriage to death. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the Collège de France, in collaboration ...
Evolution
Aug 26, 2023
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Human activities appear to drive insect declines in Europe
A review of 82 previously published studies of two major groups of insect species underscores reported declines in insect populations in Europe, and links these declines to human activities that influence insect habitats.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
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Researchers uncover new ways to combat pathogenic bacteria
Scientists from Skoltech and research centers in Sweden and Switzerland have presented results that explain the mechanism of interaction between bacteria and phages—viruses that infect bacterial cells. The discovery is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2023
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These organizational changes can shake up company hierarchy
Organizational change can be seen as a threat, but can also create opportunity.
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2023
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